Chief Information Officer

About the Role

The Chief Information Officer (CIO) is a forward‑looking, enterprise‑level executive responsible for architecting and advancing Dean Dorton’s technology, digital transformation, and AI‑enabled future. This role ensures that technology is a primary engine for operational effectiveness, innovation, scale, and service excellence across all offices and the firm’s global practice footprint.

Guided by the firm’s Vision for the Future to control our destiny through strength, discipline, and curiosity, the CIO aligns strategy, systems, culture, and people to prepare the firm for human–AI collaboration, digital labor, and the next generation of professional services work. The CIO leads modernization, security, governance, and enablement efforts that allow every team member to succeed in a digitally mature, AI‑enabled environment.

The CIO is accountable to the firm’s Core Values and plays a critical role in positioning Dean Dorton as a Frontier Firm that responsibly leverages emerging technologies while maintaining trust, quality, and humanity in how work gets done.

You prefer maintaining the status quo over leading transformation, or if you are uncomfortable, navigating ambiguity, rapid technological change, and enterprise‑wide impact. This role requires comfort with executive‑level decision making, long‑term strategy, and guiding people through meaningful change. If you prefer narrowly scoped technical roles without responsibility for culture, governance, and firm‑wide outcomes, this position may not be the right fit.

You are energized by shaping the future of work and see technology, AI, and digital enablement as strategic business levers rather than support functions. You are a clear communicator who can translate complex concepts into meaningful action, build trust across diverse stakeholders, and lead both systems and people through transformation. If you thrive at the intersection of innovation, discipline, and service, this role offers a unique opportunity to define the firm’s next chapter.

Definition: your specialized knowledge & expertise associated with the work you perform for/with clients (note: clients may be internal to Dean Dorton).

• Develop and execute a multi‑year enterprise technology strategy aligned with the firm’s Vision for the Future and long‑term growth trajectory.
• Lead the evolution of the firm’s application ecosystem, infrastructure, cloud environment, and enterprise architecture to ensure scalability, security, and resilience.
• Oversee cybersecurity, data governance, and incident response across all offices and the global practice footprint.
• Establish and enforce ethical AI governance, including policies related to transparency, data boundaries, fairness, and responsible use.
• Architect and operationalize human–AI hybrid workflows, agent‑driven processes, and intelligent automation at scale.
• Direct system reliability, uptime, integration, and performance across all internal and client‑facing platforms.
• Manage vendor relationships, contracts, and technology procurement with business discipline and ROI accountability.

Definition: the behaviors associated with performing your job (interpersonal skills).

• Serve as the unifying technology strategist across service lines, offices, and functional teams.
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear, actionable insights for executive leadership and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Lead firm‑wide digital and AI transformation with empathy, clarity, and psychological safety.
• Foster a culture of curiosity, innovation, experimentation, and continuous improvement.
• Build trust by clearly communicating the purpose, value, and impact of technology and AI initiatives.
• Navigate organizational change thoughtfully, ensuring changes are intentional, well‑communicated, supported by training, and reinforced through leadership modeling.
• Benchmark against peer firms, AI‑native organizations, and emerging Frontier Firms to inform strategy and innovation.

Definition: the contribution you make to Dean Dorton outside of client work.

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